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New office to foster university collaboration with industry
The Graduate School has established a new Office of Industrial Contracts to negotiate a growing number of research contracts with the private sector.
WID grant program to explore intersection of arts, sciences
Proposals are being accepted for $2,500 Emerging Interfaces awards that would draw graduate-level students from arts, humanities, social sciences and education departments to the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery during the spring 2012 semester.
Campus plans for new concealed carry law
As a result of a recent change in state law, beginning Nov. 1, the officially permitted concealed carry of weapons will be allowed throughout the state, including on campus grounds.
Recent sightings: Welcoming the Wards
Interim chancellor David Ward talks with student members of the Student Labor Action Coalition and International Socialist Organization during a welcome back event for…
Donors honor professor emeritus with creation of Carstensen Chair
Mahendra Patel, founder and CEO of Navinta LLC, and wife Jayshree Patel have made a $1 million gift to establish the Jens T. Carstensen Chair in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Pharmacy.
Slide show: Campus Beauty
With a new academic year under way and autumn just around the corner, Inside UW–Madison, an e-newsletter, recently asked faculty and staff to name their favorite natural places on campus. Whether you can check them out in person or can only admire from afar, here are some of the locations that no doubt inspired Newsweek and The Daily Beast to rank UW–Madison as the second-most beautiful college campus.
Madison geneticist looks back on crowded, stellar career
Waclaw Szybalski, a University of Wisconsin–Madison professor emeritus of oncology, has a string of scientific achievements that could easily have merited at least one Nobel Prize, and his work has laid foundations for several Nobels won by others.
Innovation awards go to biochemist, micro-engineer at UW–Madison
Two University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have received the prestigious National Institutes of Health Director's New Innovator Award.
Red Tie Gala to celebrate 150 years of alumni legacy
Alumni will make a red-carpet entrance this October as they celebrate University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni and traditions at the Red Tie Gala, the capstone event of the Wisconsin Alumni Association's 150th anniversary.
Strategic framework: Two years of progress
A progress report compiled following the second year of the university’s five-year strategic framework highlights accomplishments in several areas.
What does it take to change from heating to cooling campus buildings?
It's the time of year when campus buildings start to transition from a need for air conditioning to heat. What does it take to make the seasonal switch?
Governance groups ask Ward to extend tenure
Two campus governance groups have asked interim Chancellor David Ward to consider extending his tenure beyond next summer, as previously planned.
UW–Madison professor named fellow of British Academy
William Courtenay, University of Wisconsin–Madison Hilldale Professor and Charles Homer Haskins Professor Emeritus of History, has been elected a corresponding fellow to the British Academy.
UW–Madison economist publishes book on U.S. financial crisis
In the summer of 2007, University of Wisconsin–Madison economist Menzie Chinn was among those who started to think something was amiss with the U.S. economy.
The Bucky Challenge: Connect with UW–Madison, help students
Here’s a challenge that’s easy to undertake: connect with the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Wisconsin Alumni Association, or both, on Twitter and Facebook and help students.
New employee to help implement diversity strategy
Eric G. Williams has joined the Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity and Climate, where he is expected to play a critical role in helping the university drive a cohesive, integrated diversity agenda.
Buss, UW–Madison’s second veterinary dean, to retire
Three decades of academic leadership is not how a farm boy from Minnesota imagined his career unfolding.
UW–Madison responds to attacks on diversity efforts
The University of Wisconsin–Madison strongly reaffirms its commitment to the value of enrolling a highly diverse student body, which creates a vibrant academic community as well as alumni who are fully engaged in the global marketplace.
Complicated classroom coordination
Every day, thousands of students hurry across campus, heading to this classroom or that laboratory. Karen Hanson of Enrollment Management reveals the details behind the coordination required to arrange classroom space effectively.